BEFORE the BUMS 6/30/1890: Brooklyn Bridegrooms Win Series Opener at Cincinnati

From the desk: FINGERPRINTS OF DEM BUMS

 

In baseball's sixth ever World Series clash of 1889, the National League New York Giants defeated the American Association champion Brooklyn Bridegrooms six games to three, and an inter-city rivalry was born.  While this marked New York's second straight championship victory over the Association, it would be Brooklyn's last as an AA member club.  The following season, the Bridegrooms would make their National League debut.  Welcome to "BEFORE the BUMS" my game-by-game rewind of (the city) Brooklyn's historic 1890 season.

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Tuesday, July 1, 1890

GAME #55

Monday, June 30, 1890

Brooklyn Bridegrooms vs. CINCINNATI REDS

LEAGUE PARK

Bridegrooms Close In On Cincinnati

The Bridegrooms arrived at League Park seeking to alter their four-game standing behind the first-place Reds.  Facing right-hander Frank Foreman, Brooklyn tallied twice in the third and added single runs in the fourth and fifth innings.  However, Brooklyn starter Adonis Terry gave it all back in the bottom half of the fifth.  But the stalemate did not last long.  Hits by Tom Daly, Hub Collins, and George Pinkney 

helped generate two more runs in the sixth.  Not yet done, triples by Collins and Pinkney in the eighth produced two more runs as the Bridegrooms went on to post an 8-6 victory in the series opener against their old American Association foes.

• FINAL: BKN 8; CIN 6
• RECORD: 34-21 (.618); 2nd place, 3.0 GB of Cincinnati Reds

Hudson Valley Renegades Take Second Straight From Brooklyn Cyclones

From the desk: THE CONEY ISLAND NINE

BROOKLYN vs. HUDSON VALLEY

I - HVR 5; BKN 2

II - HVR 8; BKN 5

Cyclones Lose Second Straight at Hudson Valley

Brooklyn got off to a good start.  Of course, it's how you finish that matters.

Left fielder Matt Rudick drew a walk to open the game, and Shervyen Newton was hit by a pitch.  Afterwhich, designated hitter Nic Gaddis delivered both runners with a home run to left field.

After two scoreless at-bats, the Renegades caught up to starter Mike Vasil with three hits and two runs in the third and another three hits and three runs, including a home run in the fourth.

Shervyen Newton doubled home a run in the fifth, and Mike Rudick homered in the top of the seventh to tie the game at five.

However, right-hander Nolan Clenney yielded three runs in the bottom half of the seventh.

Renegade reliever Ryan Miller won the game in relief of starter Matt Sauer, and Nelson Alvarez 

converted a five-out save.

Making his sixth start with the Cyclones, Mike Vasil escaped with a no-decision while Nolan Clenney took the loss.  

Four of the Cyclones' six hits went for extra bases, but they only drew two walks and struck out ten times.

Mike Vasil's earned run average continues to grow after posting a 1.80 mark in eight starts and 35.0 innings with St. Lucie.  He presently sports a 5.40 ERA through 28.1 innings since being promoted to Brooklyn. 

Staten Island Ferry Hawks Pluck Long Island Ducks

From the desks: THE WEBBED SPIKES NINE & THAT RICHMOND COUNTY CLUB

EMPIRE STATE

BATTLE of the BIRDS

Long Island Ducks

vs.

Staten Island Ferry Hawks

Staten Island Evens Series With Long Island

After being shut out on Tuesday, left-handed Bronx native Anthony Rodriguez set Staten Island on a winning course in game two.  The Ferry Hawk starter kept Long Island scoreless on just two hits and one walk through the fifth inning.

Facing Duck right-hander Scott Harkin, the Ferry Hawks opened the scoring on designated hitter Joseph Reyes' double in the second.  Reyes then doubled home his second run of the game in the fourth.  In the fifth inning, Antoine Duplantis and Angel Aguilar each delivered home a run giving Staten Island a 4-0 lead.

Left fielder L.J. Mazzilli spoiled the shutout with a home run to left/center field, leading off the top of the sixth inning.  Reliever Sandy Baez then took over pitching duties for Long Island in the bottom of the sixth.

Right-hander Connor Law entered the game in the top of the seventh in relief of Anthony Rodriguez.  

Long Island's Chad Hockin entered the game in the bottom of the seventh and yielded a run-scoring double to Ricardo Cespedes, extending Staten Island's lead to four.

After a scoreless eighth, Staten Island's Victor Capellan closed out the ninth.  Anthony Rodriguez earned his second win of the season.  Scott Harkin took the loss.

• Boxscore: Ducks 1; Hawks 5
• Game One

OTD 6/29/1924: Catasauqua A.A. Defeat Dick "Cannonball" Redding and Brooklyn Royal Giants

From the desk: DEM BARNSTORMERS

The Morning Call (Allentown, PA), Monday, June 30, 1924

In a non-Eastern Colored League matchup, the Brooklyn Royal Giants ventured one hundred miles west to Allentown, Pennsylvania, where Charlie Albert's Catasauqua A.A. team greeted them at Clearview Field.

Brooklyn took a one run lead in the second.  But the home team countered in the fourth.  Right-hander Dick "Cannonball" Redding, rated as the greatest colored pitcher in the country, was easy pickin's for the Iron Borough batters.  Two singles, two doubles and pitcher Ray Kepner's home run staked Catasauqua to a 5-1 lead from which the Royal Giants would not recover.

The locals added single runs in the fifth and eighth frames.  Brooklyn fell short with one run in the sixth and two in the ninth.  Both teams welded twelve hits.  First baseman Eddie Douglass finished 2 for 5, with a game-high ten putouts.  The Royal Giants committed no errors, but stranded ten men on base.  Right fielder Irvin Brooks finished 3 for 5 with a home run.

Cannonball Redding walked two and struck out three in losing effort.

Brooklyn Cyclones Drop Opener Against Hudson Valley Renegades

From the desk: THE CONEY ISLAND NINE

BROOKLYN vs. HUDSON VALLEY

I - HVR 5; BKN 2 

You guessed it ... the curse of Wappingers Falls endures.  

The Cyclones are back at Dutchess Stadium, where they've become notorious for wielding minimal hits, much less seeing-eye ground balls or even foul tips.  Tuesday evening proved no different.  Despite being issued seven bases on balls, Brooklyn mustered a mere three hits and again recorded double-digit strikeouts against the Renegades.

First baseman JT Schwartz, shortstop Shervyen Newton, and second baseman Jose Peroza who tripled home Brooklyn's only two runs, accounted for Brooklyn's only hits.

Right-hander Junior Santos allowed four earned runs on six hits and one walk with six strikeouts in five innings pitched for the loss.  Right-handed reliever Daison Acosta allowed a run on three hits and three walks with four strikeouts over the final three innings.

Long Island Ducks Hurl Shutout Over Staten Island Ferry Hawks

From the desks: THE WEBBED SPIKES NINE & THAT RICHMOND COUNTY CLUB

EMPIRE STATE

BATTLE of the BIRDS

Long Island Ducks

vs.

Staten Island Ferry Hawks

Stephen Tarpley, Ducks Bullpen Outduel Ferry Hawks in Series Opener on Staten Island

The battle of the birds resumed at Richmond County grounds on Tuesday.  

Left-hander Stephen Tarpley climbed the hill for Long Island, and seven-year independent league veteran Dakota Freese started for the host Ferry Hawks.  Both pitchers held the opposition scoreless through the first four innings, each allowing just two hits, respectively.

The Ferry Hawks threatened in the fifth, but with runners on the corners and one out, catcher Bryan Gonzalez bounced into an inning-ending 5-4-3 double play.

Long Island finally broke through in the sixth.  Recently acquired Phil Caulfield drew a one-out walk and soon scored on Alejandro De Aza's fielder's choice to second.

Staten Island threatened again in the home sixth with three consecutive singles to load the bases.  But with one out, Stephen Tarpley struck out center fielder Ricardo Cespedes for out number two, then fanned Dilson Herrera on five pitches to end the frame.

Ferry Hawk manager Edgardo Alfonzo handed the ball over to reliever Eddy Reynoso in the seventh.  

Starter Dakota Freese allowed one run on three hits and two walks with four strikeouts in six innings. 

The Ducks promptly put two runners on base on an E-5 and a hit-by-pitch.  Reynoso gathered himself and struck out Dustin Woodcock for out number two.  Shortstop Vladimir Frias popped out to Dilson Herrera in foul territory to end the threat.

Flock skipper Wally Backman summoned right-hander Nick Goody from the bullpen for the bottom of the seventh.  

Starter Stephen Tarpley allowed six hits and one walk with eight strikeouts over six scoreless innings pitched.  He faced 23 batters while throwing 90 pitches, with 57 (63.3%) going for strikes.

Alejandro De Aza was hit with a pitch in the eighth and left the game.  It was the second batter hit by Eddy Reynoso.  It gave the Ducks runners on first and second with no outs.  With Sam Travis at the plate, L.J. Mazzilli got thrown out at third on the front end of an attempted double steal.  Travis then bounced back to the pitcher.

Southpaw Tyler Webb entered the game in the bottom of the eighth in relief of Nick Goody.

Right-hander Joe Kuzia pitched a scoreless top half of the ninth for Staten Island.

Former Arizona Diamondback farmhand Kai-Wei Lin was tasked by Wally Backman with closing out the ninth, and he did not disappoint, retiring the side in order and striking out the last man looking.

Three Staten Island pitchers limited the Ducks to just three hits.  Dakota Freese took the loss.  

Stephen Tarpley improves to 3-3 with a 2.75 ERA.

The Ducks and Ferry Hawks have now played ten games this season, with Long Island winning seven and Staten Island three.  However, the teams are even at 3-3 over their last six meetings.

• BOXSCORE

BEFORE the BUMS 6/28/1890: Brooklyn Bridegrooms Head to Cincinnati for Showdown Against Reds

From the desk: FINGERPRINTS OF DEM BUMS

 

In baseball's sixth ever World Series clash of 1889, the National League New York Giants defeated the American Association champion Brooklyn Bridegrooms six games to three, and an inter-city rivalry was born.  While this marked New York's second straight championship victory over the Association, it would be Brooklyn's last as an AA member club.  The following season, the Bridegrooms would make their National League debut.  Welcome to "BEFORE the BUMS" my game-by-game rewind of (the city) Brooklyn's historic 1890 season.

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Sunday, June 29, 1890

GAME #54

Saturday, June 28, 1890

Brooklyn Bridegrooms vs. CHICAGO COLTS

WEST SIDE PARK

Bridegrooms Depart Chicago With Split Against Colts 

The visiting Bridegrooms saved their best for last.  But not before Chicago treated them to a display of power.  To the delight of 2,650 fans, first baseman Cap Anson homered to left field in the second, and center fielder Walt Wilmot hit for the circuit in the fourth.  The Colts tallied again in the fifth and one last time in the eighth inning.  However, by then, it was too little too late for the Colts.  In the sixth inning, second baseman Hub Collins doubled and scored the first Bridegroom run.  With the bases loaded in the seventh, Hub Collins delivered home two runs with a single.  With the bases again loaded in the eighth, Germany Smith singled, driving home two, and starter Bob Caruthers aided his own cause by driving home a third.  Not yet done, Hub Collins ignited another two-run rally in the ninth as the Bridegrooms doubled up on the Colts by a final score of eight to four.  Collins led all batters with three hits, and Caruthers allowed eight hits and just one walk for the win.  With the victory, the Bridegrooms manage a series split against the Colts and will take the field next at Cincinnati on Monday.

• FINAL: BKN 8; CHI 4
• RECORD: 33-21 (.611); 3rd place, 4.0 GB of Cincinnati Reds

New Jersey Generals Get Outflanked By Philadelphia Stars

From the desk: FIVE STAR PIGSKIN

NORTH DIVISION PLAYOFF

Philadelphia Stars       19

New Jersey Generals  14

FINAL

Week One   Week Two   Week Three   Week Four   Week Five

Week Six   Week Seven   Week Eight   Week Nine    Week Ten

Third Time For Philadelphia Stars Is A Charm

Philadelphia opened the scoring with a first-quarter field goal.  

With the Generals threatening deep inside Philadelphia territory in the second quarter, Luis Perez, under duress, was intercepted at the Stars' three-yard line, which was returned to the Generals' 13-yard line.  Philadelphia quickly converted the turnover into six points when Case Cookus kept it himself into the end zone for a 10-0 lead at the half.

In the third quarter, Luis Perez and Darrius Shepherd connected on a 59-yard strike putting the ball on the Philadelphia five-yard line.  Darius Victor punched it for a touchdown to bring the Generals within three.

New Jersey found themselves in retreat during their first offensive possession of the fourth quarter, penalty after penalty being the cause - case in point, being faced with a 4th and 32 with eleven minutes left.

The Generals' defense held on Philadelphia's next possession.  KaVontae Turpin then accomplished what the offense was failing to do: score points.  He returned kicker Luis Aguilar's punt 78-yards for a touchdown giving the Generals a 14-10 lead with just over ten minutes left.

Another defensive stand by New Jersey limited the Stars to a field goal with six minutes left.

On the Generals' next possession, Darius Victor gained a first down with 4:30 left, followed by a twelve-yard rumble.  Coach Riley then inserted and extracted De'Andre Johnson on several plays.  The strategy failed as the Generals were stuffed on a 2nd and 12 attempt.  Afterwhich, the Stars wisely called a time-out.  Faced with a 3rd and 11, Luis Perez was reinserted at quarterback and got sacked just before the two-minute warning.

When play resumed, Philadelphia's Maurice Alexander returned Brock Miller's punt 87 yards for a touchdown with 1:41 left on the clock.  The Stars botched the extra points attempt but nevertheless seized a 19-14 lead.

Unfortunately, New Jersey's next possession was just as ineffective as any other they'd attempted this afternoon.  Philadelphia should be credited for mounting sustained pressure.  More misplays and penalties, a batted pass attempt at the line of scrimmage on a 1st and 15 play, were all merely preludes of what was to come.  On a 1st and 10 with 0:41 on the clock, Luis Perez was hit in the pocket by defensive end Adam Rodriguez, and his pass was subsequently picked off by cornerback Amani Dennis at the Philadelphia 17-yard line.

Like that, the New Jersey Generals' wildly successful relaunch ends abruptly.  In this instance, the old football axiom held true: beating teams three times in one season is hard.  The teams were very evenly matched.  However, the Generals could not survive three turnovers.  Ultimately, special teams proved the decisive factor for both combatants.

Philadelphia may have lost both regular-season games against the Generals, but I left off last week saying the Stars were closing the gap, especially in this back-to-back weeks scenario.

Saturday's defeat was New Jersey's first since losing the season opener to the Birmingham Stallions, who will now play Philadelphia in next week's USFL championship game.

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I entered the season with an open mind knowing this would in no way resemble the league I once enjoyed watching back in the 1980s.  That league drafted and signed top-tier college talents who played alongside many former NFL players who either jumped leagues for the money, were looking to get back in league favor, or were merely extending their careers.  I'm happy to say I'm one of the many local fans who would occasionally help sell out New Jersey Generals games at Giants Stadium.  Watching the Generals march to a 9-1 regular season made for an enjoyable spring.  They played very intriguing football, and I look forward to this league growing into something more compatible with its predecessor.

BEFORE the BUMS 6/27/1890: Brooklyn Bridegrooms Achieve First National League Victory at Chicago

From the desk: FINGERPRINTS OF DEM BUMS

 

In baseball's sixth ever World Series clash of 1889, the National League New York Giants defeated the American Association champion Brooklyn Bridegrooms six games to three, and an inter-city rivalry was born.  While this marked New York's second straight championship victory over the Association, it would be Brooklyn's last as an AA member club.  The following season, the Bridegrooms would make their National League debut.  Welcome to "BEFORE the BUMS" my game-by-game rewind of (the city) Brooklyn's historic 1890 season.

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Saturday, June 18, 1890

GAME #53

Friday, June 27, 1890

Brooklyn Bridegrooms vs. CHICAGO COLTS

WEST SIDE PARK

Germany Smith Powers Bridegrooms to First National League Victory at Chicago

Chicago opened the scoring in the second inning, but it was the last lead they would own.  Brooklyn stormed back with four runs in the fourth inning.  Center fielder Pop Corkhill and Bob Caruthers, making a start in left field, each delivered home a run, and shortstop Germany Smith followed with a two-run home run.  The Colts then mustered an unearned run in the fifth.  But the Bridegrooms again answered with three more runs in the eighth inning, highlighted by an Oyster Burns triple and Pop Corkhill's second run batted in.  Right-hander Adonis Terry allowed seven hits and five walks with three strikeouts for the win.  The Bridegrooms look to salvage a series split with the Colts tomorrow before departing to Cincinnati for their upcoming showdown against the first-place Reds.

• FINAL: BKN 7; CHI 2
• RECORD: 32-21 (.604); 3rd place, 4.0 GB of Cincinnati Reds

Brooklyn Cyclones Open Second Half With Series Victory Over Jersey Shore

From the desk: THE SURF AVENUE SLUGGERS

BATTLE OF THE BEACHES

Jersey Shore vs. Coney Island

I - BK 4; JS 3

II - JS 5; BK 3

III - BK 3; JS 1

IV - BK 2; JS 1

V - BK 6; JS 2

VI - BK 3; JS 2

Cyclones Take Sunday Finale; Bullpen Closes Out Strong Series Performance

Yet another pitching duel unfolded at Coney Island on Sunday afternoon.  

The Blue Claws and Cyclones entered the eighth inning tied at two with only four and three hits, respectively.  Catcher Nic Gaddis doubled home Brooklyn's first run in the opening frame, and JT Schwartz scored on a wild pitch in the fourth.  Jersey Shore recovered with two runs in the fifth.

Brooklyn put the potential go-ahead run at second base with one out in the home eighth but left him stranded.  In the top of the ninth, right fielder Joe Suozzi threw out the potential tying run at the plate to preserve the tie.

In the bottom of the ninth, designated hitter Matt O'Neill singled home Jose Peroza with the winning run.

Making his third start with Brooklyn, Luis Moreno allowed two earned runs on three hits and two walks with three strikeouts in a no-decision effort.

The bullpen once again performed brilliantly.  Right-hander Brendan Hardy allowed no runs and no hits with two strikeouts in 1.1 innings, and Carson Seymour allowed no hits in two scoreless innings pitched.  Both pitchers graduated up from St. Lucie this season.  Brooklyn mainstay Justin Courtney 

threw a scoreless ninth to earn his fourth win this season.

With the victory, the Cyclones win their third straight, take the series from Jersey City five games to one, and begin the second half of the season with a 3-0 record.

BEFORE the BUMS 6/26/1890: Brooklyn Bridegrooms Remain Winless in Chicago

From the desk: FINGERPRINTS OF DEM BUMS

 

In baseball's sixth ever World Series clash of 1889, the National League New York Giants defeated the American Association champion Brooklyn Bridegrooms six games to three, and an inter-city rivalry was born.  While this marked New York's second straight championship victory over the Association, it would be Brooklyn's last as an AA member club.  The following season, the Bridegrooms would make their National League debut.  Welcome to "BEFORE the BUMS" my game-by-game rewind of (the city) Brooklyn's historic 1890 season.

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Friday, June 27, 1890

GAME #52

Thursday, June 26, 1890

Brooklyn Bridegrooms vs. CHICAGO COLTS

WEST SIDE PARK

Anson's Colts Hand Bridegrooms Second Straight Defeat

Chicago won their second straight decision from the Bridegrooms, who were defeated rather handily on Thursday.  With Tom Lovett starting for Brooklyn, the Colts immediately posted four runs in the first inning.  However, the Bridegrooms matched them in the second and even took a 5-4 lead in the third.  But that was the last they would tally against the rookie Pat Luby, who finished with six scoreless frames.  Chicago reclaimed the lead with two runs in the fourth, then erupted for five runs in the seventh inning for an 11-5 margin of victory.  Back playing center field, Pop Corkhill accounted for three of Brooklyn's nine hits, and Tom Lovett wielded two.  With the loss, Brooklyn falls a season-high five games out of first place.

• FINAL: BKN 5; CHI 11
• RECORD: 31-21 (.596); 3rd place, 5.0 GB of Cincinnati

Brooklyn Cyclones Continue Handcuffing Jersey Shore Blue Claws

From the desk: THE SURF AVENUE SLUGGERS

BATTLE OF THE BEACHES

Jersey Shore vs. Coney Island

I - BK 4; JS 3

II - JS 5; BK 3

III - BK 3; JS 1

IV - BK 2; JS 1

V - BK 6; JS 2

Cyclones Take Third Straight From Blue Claws

Brooklyn pitching continued dominating the Blue Claws on Saturday at Coney Island. 

Making his sixth start and his twelfth appearance, right-hander Garrison Bryant allowed two runs on five hits (solo home runs in the first and sixth innings) and one walk with four strikeouts in six innings for his third win of the season.  

Afterwhich, the Cyclone bullpen continued its excellence during this series.  Right-hander Nolan Clenney yielded just one hit, and one walk with a strikeout over two innings pitched, and Grant Hartwig 

closed out the ninth with two strikeouts in a non-save situation.

With two outs and two runners in scoring position in the home first, right fielder Tanner Murphy singled to left field, delivering home two runs.  Then with no outs and the bases loaded in the fourth, shortstop 

Shervyen Newton singled home one run, and with two outs, Matt Rudick singled, driving home two.  Third baseman Jose Peroza doubled home Newton in the eighth to close the scoring.

• Boxscore

BEFORE the BUMS 6/25/1890: Brooklyn Bridegrooms Bow to Chicago Colts

From the desk: FINGERPRINTS OF DEM BUMS

 

In baseball's sixth ever World Series clash of 1889, the National League New York Giants defeated the American Association champion Brooklyn Bridegrooms six games to three, and an inter-city rivalry was born.  While this marked New York's second straight championship victory over the Association, it would be Brooklyn's last as an AA member club.  The following season, the Bridegrooms would make their National League debut.  Welcome to "BEFORE the BUMS" my game-by-game rewind of (the city) Brooklyn's historic 1890 season.

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Thursday, June 26, 1890

GAME #51

Wednesday, June 25, 1890

Brooklyn Bridegrooms vs. CHICAGO COLTS

WEST SIDE PARK

Anson's Colts Take Series Opener

Brooklyn's first visit to Chicago is met with defeat at the hands of Cap Anson's Colts.  Facing Bob Caruthers, who kicked dirt and argued balls and strikes throughout, Chicago opened the scoring with a pair in the third inning.  Brooklyn answered with three runs in the third, but Chicago tied the game at three in their next turn at-bat.  First baseman Dave Foutz delivered home the go-ahead run in the sixth.  But Brooklyn's fortunes changed in the seventh when three runs by Chicago put the game out of their reach.  Colt starter Bill Hutchison limited Brooklyn to just four hits, no walks and struck out six for the win.  Bob Caruthers allowed five hits and four walks with two strikeouts in the loss.  Cap Anson went hitless in three times at-bat.  With the loss, the Bridegrooms fall out of second place.

• FINAL: BKN 4; CHI 6
• RECORD: 31-20 (.608); 3rd place, 4.0 GB of Cincinnati Reds

Brooklyn Cyclones Outlast Jersey Shore Blue Claws

From the desk: THE SURF AVENUE SLUGGERS

BATTLE OF THE BEACHES

Jersey Shore vs. Coney Island

I - BK 4; JS 3

II - JS 5; BK 3

III - BK 3; JS 1

IV - BK 2; JS 1

Another Close Call at Coney Island

In yet another tightly contested affair, the Cyclones outlasted the Jersey Shore Blue Claws to seize a second straight victory and a 3-1 series lead.

Leading off the home third, catcher Jose Mena opened the scoring with a home run, his third this season.  Center fielder Jaylen Palmer then singled home Brooklyn's second run in the fourth.  The Cyclones were otherwise limited to five hits but once again made them count.

Brooklyn pitching took care of the rest.

Making his eighth start with Brooklyn, southpaw Nick Zwack yielded no runs on four hits and one walk with six strikeouts for the win.  He faced 19 batters over five innings, throwing 94 pitches with 63 (67%) for strikes.  

Making only his second appearance with Brooklyn, right-hander Nate Jones allowed one run (home run) on four hits and no walks in 2.2 innings pitched, and Sammy Tavarez notched a four-out save, his fifth this season.

BEFORE the BUMS 6/24/1890: Brooklyn Bridegrooms Salvage Series Split at Cleveland

From the desk: FINGERPRINTS OF DEM BUMS

 

In baseball's sixth ever World Series clash of 1889, the National League New York Giants defeated the American Association champion Brooklyn Bridegrooms six games to three, and an inter-city rivalry was born.  While this marked New York's second straight championship victory over the Association, it would be Brooklyn's last as an AA member club.  The following season, the Bridegrooms would make their National League debut.  Welcome to "BEFORE the BUMS" my game-by-game rewind of (the city) Brooklyn's historic 1890 season.

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Wednesday, June 25, 1890

GAME #50

Tuesday, June 24, 1890

Brooklyn Bridegrooms vs. CLEVELAND SPIDERS

NATIONAL LEAGUE PARK

Bridegrooms Win Series Finale, Salvage Split at Cleveland

Brooklyn's first National League venture into Cleveland ends in a draw.  Or did it?  The Bridegrooms scored double-digit runs in their two victories and remain the only team in the circuit to have scored over 300 runs to date.  During Tuesday's series finale, they posted another twelve runs after scoring ten in last Friday's series opener.  Through four games, Cleveland was outscored by a 29-17 margin.  A crowd of 655 watched the Bridegrooms wield fifteen hits while starter Tom Lovett held the Spiders to just four scratch hits.  Second baseman Hub Collins and Adonis Terry finished with three hits each, and first baseman Dave Foutz left the game with an injured finger.  The Bridegrooms finally gained ground on first-place Cincinnati, who bowed this day to the Beaneaters.  Next stop: Chicago.

• FINAL: BKN 12; CLE 3
• RECORD: 31-19 (.620); 2nd place, 3.0 GB of Cincinnati Reds

Brooklynn Cyclones Takes Series Lead Against Jersey Shore

From the desk: THE SURF AVENUE SLUGGERS

BATTLE OF THE BEACHES

Jersey Shore vs. Coney Island

I - BK 4; JS 3

II - JS 5; BK 3

III - BK 3; JS 1

Cyclones Use Their Few Hits Wisely; Pitchers Shut Out Jersey Shore Over Final Eight

Game three at Coney Island featured right-hander Dominic Pipkin for the Blue Claws against Mike Vasil for the Cyclones.  

Jersey Shore bunched together three hits to take a 1-0 first-inning lead.  

After being held scoreless through the third, Nic Gaddis singled home the tying run in the fourth and runs batted in by Jose Peroza, and Shervyen Newton put the Cyclones ahead for good.  Otherwise,  Brooklyn was held to three hits all game.

Three Cyclone pitchers limited the Blue Claws to just a pair of hits over the final eight innings.  Mike Vasil allowed four hits and no walks with five strikeouts in six innings pitched for the win.  Right-hander Justin Courtney followed with two scoreless innings of one-hit ball, and Grant Hartwig closed out the ninth with two strikeouts for his sixth save.

BEFORE the BUMS 6/23/1890: Brooklyn Bridegrooms Bow to Cleveland Spiders

From the desk: FINGERPRINTS OF DEM BUMS

 

In baseball's sixth ever World Series clash of 1889, the National League New York Giants defeated the American Association champion Brooklyn Bridegrooms six games to three, and an inter-city rivalry was born.  While this marked New York's second straight championship victory over the Association, it would be Brooklyn's last as an AA member club.  The following season, the Bridegrooms would make their National League debut.  Welcome to "BEFORE the BUMS" my game-by-game rewind of (the city) Brooklyn's historic 1890 season.

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Tuesday, June 24, 1890

GAME #49

Monday, June 23, 1890

Brooklyn Bridegrooms vs. CLEVELAND SPIDERS

NATIONAL LEAGUE PARK

Bridegrooms Lose Second Game to Spiders

The Spiders took their second straight from the Bridegrooms.  Cleveland's rookie right-hander Jack Wadsworth allowed a run in the second, then held Brooklyn scoreless through the seventh until yielding another run in the eighth.  Wadsworth allowed nine scattered hits and two walks with three strikeouts for the win.  Continuing to fill in for the injured Pop Corkhill, left fielder Adonis Terry dropped a fly ball that led to a pair of Cleveland runs in the home second.  The Spiders scored again in the seventh and ninth innings to secure a 4-2 victory.  Catcher Tom Daly drove home Brooklyn's second run in the eighth.  Right-hander Bob Caruthers yielded four runs on nine hits and one walk in a losing effort.

• FINAL: BKN 2; CLE 4
• RECORD: 30-19 (.612); 2nd place, 4.0 GB of Cincinnati Reds

Brooklyn Cyclones: Late Rally at Coney Island Wipes Out Jersey Shore

From the desk: THE SURF AVENUE SLUGGERS

BATTLE OF THE BEACHES

Jersey Shore vs. Coney Island

I - BK 4; JS 3

Cyclones Usher in the Summer Season With a Late-Inning Thriller at Coney Island 

Facing right-hander Carson Seymore, Jersey Shore tallied twice in the first and pushed across another in the fourth.  Seymore was removed after allowing six hits, including a first-inning home run, and striking out four batters in four innings pitched.  Right-hander Daison Acosta entered in relief and pitched superbly, holding the Blue Claws scoreless on just one hit and one walk over the final five innings.

Still trailing 3-0 entering the home eighth, designated hitter Tanner Murphy led off with a home run, and Nic Gaddis doubled home JT Schwartz to bring the Cyclones within one.

After Daison Acosta retired the Blue Claws in order in the visitor's ninth, center fielder Jaylen Palmer 

lined a leadoff single to center, and catcher Matt O'Neill walked.  Both runners advanced on Tanner Murphy's long fly to right field.  The Blue Claws then made a pitching change bringing in southpaw J.P. Woodward, who promptly unleashed a wild pitch allowing Palmer to score the tying run.  Matt O'Neill advanced to third on the play and scored the winning run on Matt Rudick's fly to left field.

Making his fifth start for Brooklyn, Carson Seymore escaped with a no-decision.  Meanwhile, hard-luck Daison Acosta might have put forth his best effort this season.  He faced 17 batters while throwing 67 pitches, with 47 (70.1%) going for strikes.  Acosta entered the game with 34 hits allowed, a 7.0 W/9, and an unsightly 9.29 ERA through eleven appearances and 31.0 innings pitched, but this outing did well to turn that all around and earn his first win of the season.

• BOXSCORE

BEFORE the BUMS 6/21/1890: Cleveland Spiders Even Series With Brooklyn Bridegrooms

From the desk: FINGERPRINTS OF DEM BUMS

 

In baseball's sixth ever World Series clash of 1889, the National League New York Giants defeated the American Association champion Brooklyn Bridegrooms six games to three, and an inter-city rivalry was born.  While this marked New York's second straight championship victory over the Association, it would be Brooklyn's last as an AA member club.  The following season, the Bridegrooms would make their National League debut.  Welcome to "BEFORE the BUMS" my game-by-game rewind of (the city) Brooklyn's historic 1890 season.

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Sunday, June 22, 1890

GAME #48

Saturday, June 21, 1890

Brooklyn Bridegrooms vs. CLEVELAND SPIDERS

NATIONAL LEAGUE PARK

Spiders End Bridegrooms' Win Streak

The game had gotten out of hand when Tom Lovett gathered himself.  Cleveland scored two runs in the first and five in the second inning.  Afterwhich, Lovett held the Spiders scoreless over the final seven frames.  But the damage had been done.  The Bridegrooms responded with pairs of runs in the first and second innings and one in the fourth but would tally no more as Cleveland brought Brooklyn's eight-game win streak to an abrupt halt.  Third baseman George Pinkney led all batters with three hits, one for extra bases.

• FINAL: BKN 5; CLE 7
• RECORD: 30-18 (.625); 2nd place, 4.0 GB of Cincinnati Reds

The Metsian Podcast: Summertime at Flushing By The Bay Begins

From the desk: HEAD-BUTTING MR. MET

@THEMetsianPod

The deeper we get into this 2022 season, the more the Mets distinguish themselves as one of baseball's top contenders.  Team depth and resiliency have kept them atop the division and continue pushing this team forward; injuries be damned.  Please join Sam, Rich, and me as we convene to discuss everything going right in Flushing, along with other Mets minutiae.

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